Hame-fastening



(No Model.)

J. C. HACKETT.

HAMI: PASTENING. l

Patented J1'11y'6f1886.

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@Mrap STATES 'PATENT @Errea JOHN C. HACKETT', OE BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS.

HAM-FASTENiNe.

PEQIFIGATIGN forming part of Letters Patent No. 345,134, dated July 6, 1886.

Api lication tiled March 22, 1F86. Serial No. 19G,l2l. (No ninilcl.)

T0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN C. HACKETT, of Belleville, in the county of St. Clair and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in I'Ianie-Fastenings, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this speciiication, and in which- Figure l is an elevation of a pair of haines with my improvement applied. Fig. 2 is an enlarged View of the lower end of one of the hames, showing that end of the tie-bar which engages therewith, the latch or detent hereinafter referred to being shown in retracted position. Fig. 3 is a similar View showing the latch or detent in engagement. Fig. 4 is a. transverse section taken on line 4 4, Fig. l. Fig. 5 is a similar view taken on line 5 5, Fig. l. Fig. 6 is an enlarged perspective view of one of thejournatbrackets. Fig. 7 is an enlarged perspective View of the tie bar.

Myinvention relates to an improved hamefastening,intended more particularly for secu ring together the lower ends of the haines, but which could be applied to the upper ends of the hames,ifdesired; and my invention consists in features of novelty hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the hanies, which I have shown connected at top by an ordinary strap, B. To the lower end ot' each haine is secured a bracket or plate, C, upon each of which is secured or formed ajournal projection, C. These journal projections C are made hollow, as shown, to receive bolts D, which pass through the haines, and have nuts orvheads D on their outer ends. They ar-e preferably countersunk into the hamcs, as p shown in Figs. 4 and 5. The bolts D serve to secure the bracket G to the haines, and in addition to these bolts the bracket may be secured to the hames by screws passing through holes or perforations C2. The heads D of the bolts also serve to hold the tie-bar to the haines when in place. i

E represents the tie-bar. It has perforations E in one end, to fit over one of the journal projections C', as shown in Figs. l andl 5. It is held upon the projection by a nut, D, on the bolt D on this hame, as stated. The tiebar bears upon the projection C', upon which the nut ofthe bolt also bears, leaving the tiebar to move freely on thejournal. The other end of the tie-bar isso constructed that it can be qnickl y and easily attached to and detached from thcjournal G on the end of the other haine to the onejiist mentioned. This I construct as follows:

E represents a lip formed upon the end of the tie-bar, and forming a slot, G, as shown most plainly in Fig. 7. This slot receives the journal C', as shown in Figs. l, 2, 3, and 4.

H represents a latch or detent, pivoted at H to the end of the tie-bar. and held in its inner position by a spring, H2, the spring being secured at H to the tie-bar. As stated, the spring holds the latch or detent in its inner position, where its point I extends over the slot G, forming an eye, J, which receives the journal C when the tie-bar is in its using position.

The latch or detent H has an inclined face, l', against which the projection C bears as the tie-bar is forced toward the journal projection C', 'forcing the latch or detent back into the position shown in Fig. 2. As'soon as the inner end ofthe latch or detent passes the projection it is sprung inward, as shown in Eig. 3, by the spring IP, and holds the tie-bar on the journal C. It will thus be seen that this end of the tie-bar can be readily attached to the haine, and that it will be automatically held there by the latch or detent H.

Vhen it is desired to disconnect the haines, it can be done by simply pulling back on the latch or detent, for which purpose it is provided with a projection, K, against which a ii nger or thumb may be placed to force it back.

The tie-bar, as will be seen, is secured to the outer face of the hames. This would cause the tie-bar, if it were straight, to iit outside of the haine-groovein the collar, which would not be as satisfactory as to have it fitting in the groove, forin theflatter caseit would work more snugly, have abetter appearance, and would also serve to hold the haines upon thercollar. In order that the tie-bar may thus it in the groove, I form it with return-bends L, which bring the body in line with the inner face of the hannes, so that it will it in the groove in the bottom of the collar, while its ends are in a different plane-z'. e., that of the outer surface of the haines. By means of a number of perfora- IOO lions E, the hinged end of the tie-bar may be adjusted to give any desired length.

I claim as my invention- 1. The combination, with the hannes, ofatiebar hinged at one end to one of the haines and having at the other end a groove, a projection from the other hame adapted to enter said groove, and a latch or detent secured to the free end of tie-bar for securing the said parts, substantially as set fort-h. i

2. The combination, with the hames, of a tiebar hinged at one end to one of the haines and having at the other end agroove, a projection from the other haine adapted to enter said groove, a latch or detent pivoted to said tiebar and adapted to engage said projection, and a spring for holding it normally in engaging position, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination,l with the hames A, of the tiebar E, hinged at one endto one of said hames and having` at the other end the groove said hames, the latch or detent H, pivoted to the tie-bar at I-I, and having the inclined face' I', and the spring H2, holding said latch or detent normally across the groove G, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. The combination, with the harnes, of a metallic tie-bar formed in two planes united by bends or offsets, and constructed to engage the lower ends of the hannes, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

5. The combination, with thehames A, each having the studs C projecting from the face thereof, of the tie-bar E, engaging at its respective extremities with said studs, and formed in two planes or with return-bends L` substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

JCI-IN C. HACKETT.

ln presence of- Grao. I-I. KNIGHT, Jos. WAHLE. 

